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Premiere at La Scala
- When
- 5 February 1887
- Where
- Milan
Otello premiered at La Scala in Milan on 5 February 1887, marking a resounding success for Verdi's penultimate opera.
La Scala hosted the premiere of Otello, Verdi's penultimate opera, on 5 February 1887. The event was a triumph, leading to immediate further stagings at leading theatres in Europe and America. The opera had been announced for La Scala in 1886.
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